Omnioutliner Updates & Release Notes

Requires visionOS 26

All Platforms

Localizations — OmniOutliner 6 has been updated for German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, and Simplified Chinese.

Styles (PRO) — Styles that match the value it already inherits can now be explicitly set on that element. For example, Named Styles can now specify 12pt text and a row can explicitly be set to blue when the Whole Document style already specifies that same color.

Apple Vision Pro

Omni Links — Selecting ‘Copy Omni Link’ from the filename menu does not hang when a Connected Folder needs to be added for the current document.

Omni Links — Fixed a crash that could occur when the app is launched through an Omni Link.

Omni Links — When an Omni Link that specifies a specific row is used from a different window or app, the target row(s) are selected.

All Platforms

Localizations — OmniOutliner 6 has been updated for German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, and Simplified Chinese.

Styles (PRO) — Styles that match the value it already inherits can now be explicitly set on that element. For example, Named Styles can now specify 12pt text and a row can explicitly be set to blue when the Whole Document style already specifies that same color.

iPad & iPhone

Omni Automation (PRO) — The Omni Automation menu is now always available from the overflow toolbar button. It is still available to be added to the iPad toolbar for even quicker access.

iPad Menus — ‘Connected Folders’, ‘About OmniOutliner’, and ‘License’ has been added to the OmniOutliner iPad menu bar.

Omni Links — Selecting ‘Copy Omni Link’ from the filename menu does not hang when a Connected Folder needs to be added for the current document.

Omni Links — Fixed a crash that could occur when the app is launched through an Omni Link.

Omni Links — When an Omni Link that specifies a specific row is used from a different window or app, the target row(s) are selected.

Requires macOS 15

All Platforms

Localizations — OmniOutliner 6 has been updated for German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, and Simplified Chinese.

Styles (PRO) — Styles that match the value it already inherits can now be explicitly set on that element. For example, Named Styles can now specify 12pt text and a row can explicitly be set to blue when the Whole Document style already specifies that same color.

Mac

Stability (PRO) — Fixed a crash pasting text that parses into multiple columns when the document contains non-Rich Text Columns.

Color Picker — Fixed a hang that could occur when using the system color picker to set a color.

Free Viewer Mode — When launching into the Free Viewer Mode with no documents being restored, the first run UI appears to make the licensing state obvious.

Named Styles (PRO) — Named Styles can be applied to the selected text by clicking the checkbox for it when an Omni Automation Plug-In has been added to the toolbar.

Requires visionOS 26

OmniOutliner 6.1 adds new Shortcuts actions on Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Vision Pro!

Shortcuts actions require OmniOutliner Pro.

All Platforms

Shortcuts — New Shortcuts actions for:

• Create New Outline
• Get All Columns
• Get Column with Name
• Get Outline Column
• Get Note Column
• Get Status Column
• Get Selected Rows
• Get Outline Root
• Get Outline Row with Identifier
• Get Children for Row
• Get All Descendants for Row
• Keep Sorted by Column
• Set Column Summary
• Set Column Visibility
• Add Child to Row
• Delete Row
• Set Rich Text
• Append Rich Text
• Prepend Rich Text
• Get Row Value in Column
• Set Row Value in Column
• Add Column to Outline
• Add Value to Pop-up List

Requires iOS/iPadOS 26

OmniOutliner 6.1 adds new Shortcuts actions on Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Vision Pro!
Shortcuts actions require OmniOutliner Pro.

All Platforms

Shortcuts — New Shortcuts actions for:

• Create New Outline
• Get All Columns
• Get Column with Name
• Get Outline Column
• Get Note Column
• Get Status Column
• Get Selected Rows
• Get Outline Root
• Get Outline Row with Identifier
• Get Children for Row
• Get All Descendants for Row
• Keep Sorted by Column
• Set Column Summary
• Set Column Visibility
• Add Child to Row
• Delete Row
• Set Rich Text
• Append Rich Text
• Prepend Rich Text
• Get Row Value in Column
• Set Row Value in Column
• Add Column to Outline
• Add Value to Pop-up List

Requires macOS 15

OmniOutliner 6.1 adds new Shortcuts actions on Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Vision Pro!

Shortcuts actions require OmniOutliner Pro.

All Platforms

Shortcuts — New Shortcuts actions for:

• Create New Outline
• Get All Columns
• Get Column with Name
• Get Outline Column
• Get Note Column
• Get Status Column
• Get Selected Rows
• Get Outline Root
• Get Outline Row with Identifier
• Get Children for Row
• Get All Descendants for Row
• Keep Sorted by Column
• Set Column Summary
• Set Column Visibility
• Add Child to Row
• Delete Row
• Set Rich Text
• Append Rich Text
• Prepend Rich Text
• Get Row Value in Column
• Set Row Value in Column
• Add Column to Outline
• Add Value to Pop-up List

Mac

Open Panel — Open panel is now presented when OmniOutliner launches with no documents to restore.

Open Panel — Added a New Document button to the Open panel.

Sections List — Reordering in the Sections List works reliably.

Requires iOS/iPadOS 26

iPad & iPhone

• iCloud Drive Syncing — Added sync conflict resolution for iCloud Drive syncing. Select the version to keep or save copies of every version to review.

• Closing Documents — Fixed the blank screen appearing when closing a document. This was happening when an unresolved sync conflict existed.

• Notes — Fixed note text displaying with the wrong indentation after changing the style of the row.

• Image Attachments — Restored the Preview option to Quick Look image attachments.

• Styles — Fixed text color changes made through the system Format panel not correctly saving when using the Light Color Palette.

• Licensing — App remains licensed on launch when an internet connection is not available.

• Filtering — Fixed the Refresh Filter option.

• Inspector — Inspector visibility does not change when Undo is used.

Requires visionOS 26

Apple Vision Pro

• iCloud Drive Syncing — Added sync conflict resolution for iCloud Drive syncing. Select the version to keep or save copies of every version to review.
• Creating Documents — New files created in folders other than the OmniOutliner directory are saved to that chosen folder.
• Closing Documents — Fixed the blank screen bug when closing a document. This was caused by an unresolved sync conflict existing.
• Outline View — Fixed a situation where the Outline View briefly displays no content when expanding or collapsing groups.
• Image Attachments — Restored Preview option to Quick Look image attachments.
• Keyboard Shortcuts — Copy, Paste, and Duplicate keyboard shortcuts work for the selected rows.
• Licensing — App remains licensed on launch when an internet connection is not available.
• Filtering — Fixed the Refresh Filter option.
• Inspector — Inspector visibility does not change when Undo is used.

Requires macOS 15

Mac

• Localizations — Removed outdated localizations that referenced the Resource Browser. Localization updates are in progress.
• Filtering — Hiding the filter field unapplies the filter but retains the search term for next time.
• Styles — Duplicating a row preserves all custom set style attributes.
• RTF — Fixed the RTF representation added to the pasteboard.
• Outline View — Scroll position is retained when moving the cursor to a Checkbox Column cell.
• Sorting — Sorting correctly takes column summary values into account.

All Platforms

• Requires visionOS 26
• Templates — Fixed minor style and content bugs in the Classic with Level Styles, Class Notes, Arctic Blue Theme, and Modern Theme templates.

Apple Vision Pro

• General — Added an Open… action to the document title menu and an Open in New Window action to shortcut menu in the document browser making it easier to have multiple documents open at once.
• Editor State — The Sidebar and Inspector visibility state is saved and restored separately from other platforms.
• Stability — Fixed a crash setting up the toolbar for a document.
• Stability — Fixed a crash on newer visionOS versions when the app launches due to using an Omni Link.
• General — Documents can be opened from any folder location without needing to be added as a Connected Folder.
• Grouping — The Group function can be used on level 1 rows.
• Add Parent — The Add Parent function can be used when a level 1 rows is selected.

Requires iOS/iPadOS 26

All Platforms

Templates — Fixed minor style and content bugs in the Classic with Level Styles, Class Notes, Arctic Blue Theme, and Modern Theme templates.

iPad & iPhone

• Editor State — The Sidebar and Inspector visibility state is saved and restored separately from other platforms.
• Stability — Fixed a crash setting up the toolbar for a document.
• Stability — Fixed a crash on newer iOS and iPadOS versions when the app launches due to using an Omni Link.
• Grouping — The Group function can be used on level 1 rows.
• Add Parent — The Add Parent function can be used when a level 1 row is selected.
• Filter and Focus Bar — The menu for the current Focus or Filter state presents from the center of the label.
• Pop-up List Columns — Removed the background fill from behind the search field in the Pop-up List value picker.
• Select Mode — The Select mode bottom buttons are accessible after selecting multiple rows.
• Inspector — The Column Inspector always inspects the chosen Column.

Requires macOS 15

All Platforms

• Templates — Fixed minor style and content bugs in the Classic with Level Styles, Class Notes, Arctic Blue Theme, and Modern Theme templates.

Mac

• Stability — Fixed a hang on launch with the App Store version.
• Menus — Show Inspector menu item updates to Hide Inspector when appropriate.
• Licensing — The last unlock state is used at launch until the license state check completes.
• Named Styles — Fixed a bug with the Named Styles list not activating correctly when an Omni Automation Plug-In has been added to the toolbar.
• Free Viewer Mode — Open panel appears on launch when in Free Viewer Mode.
• Printing & PDF — Image attachments use their full resolution in print and PDF output.

Requires visionOS 26

All Platforms

Templates — Updated the Column Titles style in the Arctic Blue with Level Styles Template to match the rest of the content.

Apple Vision Pro

• Tooltips — Added tooltips to all toolbar and ornament buttons.
• Column Headers — When Column Headers are set to Automatic display mode they will immediately show or hide when appropriate.
• Document Browser — The Document Browser automatically closes when opening a document and reappears when closing a document.
• UI — The applied Filter or Focus scope text uses the appropriate color with the Light Color Palette.
• Columns — Added the Autosize setting to the Column Inspector for the outline column.
• Attachments — The Record Audio option requires a Pro license.
• Menu & Keyboard Shortcuts — Focus and Unfocus options require a Pro license.

Requires iOS/iPadOS 26

All Platforms

Templates — Updated the Column Titles style in the Arctic Blue with Level Styles Template to match the rest of the content.

iPad & iPhone

• Menu & Keyboard Shortcuts — Added View > Unfocus with a shortcut of option-shift-command-F.
• Menu & Keyboard Shortcuts — Added Automation > Manage Plug-Ins with a shortcut of control-option-command-,.
• In-App Purchase — The link to upgrade to Pro from the export format view successfully presents the In-App Purchase options.
• Column Headers — Selecting Edit from the Column Headers shortcut menu opens the Inspector to that Column’s details.
• Inspectors — Improved the appearance of the header view in the Inspectors when content scrolls behind it.
• Inspectors — Increased the tap target for multiple style attribute buttons.
• Release Notes — Release Notes will not appear if the Welcome UI is visible.
• Stability — Fixed a crash toggling a Saved Filter multiple times.
• Columns — Added the Autosize setting to the Column Inspector for the outline column.
• Omni Automation — The Automation menu requires a Pro license.
• Attachments — The Record Audio option requires a Pro license.
• Menu & Keyboard Shortcuts — Focus and Unfocus options require a Pro license.
• Menu — Added Format > Apply Template Theme…
• Outline View — When scrolling down the document with keyboard shortcuts, the selected row remains near the bottom of the view but unobstructed by the bottom buttons.
• Keyboard Shortcuts — Shift-return creates a row above the currently active one.
• Quick Action — Changed the New Document icon to match the size of the other options.